First, I’d like to wish Happy Mother’s Day to all my friends & family. Hope you have a Blessed Day!!

I was busy this week writing daily blog posts revealing the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Volume 11 blocks that I tested from October to February. It is so hard to keep them a secret as I get excited with each one I finish! Remember to join me tomorrow when I reveal the remaining 8 blocks that I made which were not included in Quiltmaker’s Blog Tour.

In addition to blogging about quilt blocks, I did get some other things done which I will share with you today.

Friends & Family – I made a standard pillowcase and a travel pillow for a grand niece and grand nephew. They both recently had a birthday. I’m afraid these will be a bit late, but I hope to get them in the mail this week.

Wednesday, I spent the day in my sewing room, but didn’t sew a single stitch! It finally was at the point I absolutely needed a day (or two) to clean & straighten. I tried real hard to stay focused on the job at hand and not get distracted by re-discovering fabric and kits and patterns.

No, this is not trash. These are bags of scraps that will be used to stuff pet beds. I had been stuffing the bags in various nooks & crannies until I had enough to make some larger pet beds. I guess I need to start making some.

In the Mail: I did get some good mail this week from Fat Quarter Shop. In December I preordered the Winter Wonderland book and it finally arrived. It has instructions for nine quilts, two table runners and a tree skirt. Do you think it’s too early to start on some of these projects?

Shopping: I did do a bit of shopping at my local Joann Fabric and Craft Store. They were having a sale, plus I had a coupon from Hancock Fabrics for 20% off my entire purchase including sale items. Did you know that Joann’s will honor competitor’s coupons?

So I stocked up on some notions, a zipper, rick rack and pillow forms. If you read my blog posts last week, you may be able to guess why I bought the rick rack. According to my receipt, between the sale and coupons, I saved $7 more than I spent!

On Thursday, I went to my Hand Quilting Group and I worked on some English Paper Piecing. I’ve missed it the past several weeks so it was good to catch up with everyone. And on Friday, I didn’t get any stitching done because I had a Play Date with a 16-month-old neighbor while her mother went out. E- is such a sweetie and we had fun! She has developed quite a vocabulary – unfortunately I didn’t always understand her “accent.”

Hope you’ve had a productive week and that you will get some stitching done.